IHEC forms three review committees to address 189 election complaints
One of these committees will review complaints from both Sulaimani and Halabja electoral districts, with a total of 189 complaints recorded across both special and general voting days.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has formed three committees to review and classify complaints filed regarding the sixth Kurdistan Parliament elections.
One of these committees will review complaints from both Sulaimani and Halabja electoral districts, with a total of 189 complaints recorded across both special and general voting days.
The Office of the Chief Commissioner has issued Ministerial Order No. 123 regarding the committees, a copy of which has reached Kurdistan24 website.
The order states, "The committees' task is to separate and classify all complaints recorded during both special and general voting days of the Kurdistan Parliament elections, along with determining the severity level of these complaints."
According to the document, the committee reviewing complaints for the Erbil electoral district is headed by Fayadh Yassin Hussein, Deputy Head of the Board of Commissioners, with committee members including Muhanad Abdullah Mohammed, Marwan Riyaz Aziz, and Safa Mohammed Kamil.
The committee reviewing complaints for both Sulaimani and Halabja districts consists of Ahlam Adnan Lafta as committee chair and Board of Commissioners member, with committee members Falah Hassan Sarih, Ala Hussein Mahdi, and Muayad Shweil Obeid.
The committee reviewing complaints for the Duhok district is chaired by Fatah Mohammed Hussein, who is also a member of the Commission's Board of Commissioners, with three members: Azad Nizar Mazra, Hasanein Laith Mohammed, and Ali Saeed Jasim.
Hoger Cheto, President of Shams Network organization, announced in a press conference on Monday, "Political parties have registered 124 complaints regarding the overall process in all four districts during general voting alone."
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Previously, IHEC had announced that during special voting held on Oct. 18, 71 complaints were registered: 24 in Sulaimani, 24 in Halabja, 11 in Erbil, and 11 in Duhok.
In general voting, the highest number of complaints was recorded in Sulaimani district with 61 complaints, followed by Erbil with 30, Duhok with 26, and Halabja with one complaint, bringing the total across both special and general voting to 189 complaints.
On Sunday, general voting for the sixth Kurdistan Parliament elections was held, with 2,686,578 eligible voters. According to IHEC statistics, 2,087,972 people participated in voting, representing a 72% turnout.
The highest participation rate was recorded in Duhok district at 78%, followed by Erbil at 74%, Sulaimani at 65%, and Halabja at 69%.